Incident Code

RS3353a

Location

أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.81374, 36.60964
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R3151)

Four or five civilians including a woman and her child died and up to nine more civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Ariha, local media reported.

@shahed_alep: 4 k a number wounded

@SyrianCoalition reported “three martyrs and seven wounded in an air strike targeting civilian homes”.

Other sources put the death toll between two and four, though five fatalities and nine wounded civilians were named.

All sources but one blamed Russian for the civilian harm, though the Syrian Network for Human Rights was alone in saying that the regime was responsible. SN4HR said that “two civilians were killed when Syrian regime warplanes fired missiles on al Masaken neighborhood south of Ariha city in Idlib governorate southern suburbs, on March 31st”.

@RFS_mediaoffice noted the use of  vacuum missiles by Russia.

 

Victims

Family members (3)

female killed
Adult female killed
Child female killed

Family members (2)

female injured
Child female injured

Family members (2)

Adult female injured
female injured

Invidivuals

Age unknown male IDP from (from Zamalek killed
Age unknown female injured
Age unknown female injured
Age unknown male injured
Age unknown female injured
Age unknown female injured
Adult male from the city of Zamalka killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Strike Status
Contested strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
4–5
1 Child, 1–2 Women, 2 Men
Civilians reported injured
7–9
1 Child, 3–7 Women, 1 Man

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Ariha (أريحا), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.81374, 36.60964. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Military Statements

Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media From Sources (3)